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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 19 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

The Starlet

August 12, 2008

The annual Gumball 3000 race kicked off over the weekend, and spotted at the after-party at Temple nightclub were hottie Tyson Beckford, plus Jackass boys Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn, and Alfonso Ribeiro who played Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.…
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What’s Cookin’

August 12, 2008

Hiya—last night I had fun as a guest on Talk Show Live, and it was nice to see some tablehopper readers in the audience (thanks for coming!). But I did lose about four hours of my usual writing time, so I’m bailing on writing a review this week,…
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Masa's 25th Anniversary Gala
The Socialite

Masa's 25th Anniversary Gala

Masa's Restaurant announces the return of guest chefs Julian Serrano, Elizabeth Falkner, Richard Reddington, and pastry chef Keith Jeanminette to celebrate ~MASA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY~. The event will feature an all-star special nine-course tasting menu, highlighting Julian's, Elizabeth's, Richard's,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Demolicious: Pig Out the Vote!
The Socialite

Demolicious: Pig Out the Vote!

This event, ~DEMOLICIOUS: PIG OUT THE VOTE!~, is a food, wine, and music extravaganza benefiting MoveOn.org. You can read more about the reason for this event on the site—I’ll just say McCain supporters might want to move on to reading the next event listed in this week’…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Adrian Reynolds on Lambrusco
The Wino

Adrian Reynolds on Lambrusco

Oakland-based travel photographer Adrian Reynolds muses about travel, food, wine and the wonderful world of cured pork products on his blogs Piccolo Gastronomo and Culatello. Adrian also has a Masters of Science in Gastronomy from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Parma, Italy, aka "Slow Food U.,"…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

August 5, 2008

Rumblings over at Mint Plaza: looks like ~PETER GREERTY’S GASTRO-STEAKHOUSE PROJECT~ will not be happening in the 418 Jessie space. This was going to be the hefty project, with 120 seats total. No confirmed word on whether Il Buco is moving out here into the 54 Mint space…
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The Lush

August 5, 2008

8 is a lucky number in Chinese culture, and the folks at ~BAR 888~ at the InterContinental Hotel are pretty dialed in for this upcoming Friday’s date of 08/08/08. You can take your pick from eight grappa drinks for $8.88 each, including two new ones that…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

August 5, 2008

Her Perkiness, Rachael Ray, was at Spruce on Sunday. She was in town filming an upcoming episode of Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels/Rachael’s Vacation. She dined with her hubby, and they enjoyed the branzino. A tablehopper reader said they saw Tiffani Faison from Top Chef entering Shanghai 1930…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
August 5, 2008
What’s Cookin’

August 5, 2008

You didn’t think I was going to slow down this week, did you? Of course not, darlings. This past week’s highlight was definitely the tablehopper supper last Tuesday at Rubicon with Pillow Rd. and Ladera Vineyards—39 fabulous folks turned up for one heck of a meal from…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Family Winemakers of California- 18th Annual Tasting
The Socialite

Family Winemakers of California- 18th Annual Tasting

~FAMILY WINEMAKERS OF CALIFORNIA~ returns for its eighteenth year, the largest tasting of California wines in the world, and a showcase for our state's small, family-owned wineries. Click here for a list of participating wineries. No one under 21 admitted, including infants, so leave the little whippersnapper…
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